How to make crossbars for railings with your own hands
Railings are a device on the roof of the car, which gives it a unique appearance and improves its technical characteristics. Such accessories are used for the installation of additional luggage equipment. It can be:
- specialized boxing;
- basket on the roof of the car;
- bicycle mounts, ski, snowboards, as well as other tourist equipment for recreation.
Trunk on the railing
But before mounting the trunk, boxing, or specialized fasteners need to install additional crossbars. They will be securely attached to the railings, and to them, accordingly - the equipment is transported. These crossbars for the trunk can be purchased at specialty car dealerships, and make your own. Here are some ways to make crossbars for railings with your own hands.
Tools and materials for making roof beams
It will not be difficult to make crossbars for railings with your own hands. To make them, you must take into account the characteristics of each car, as well as individual wishes of the motorist. The main "plus" of creating fasteners with your own hands is the price, as the bought crossbeams will cost several times more expensively.
Also do not forget about the strength characteristics. When transporting cargo, the main thing, that it did not fall and did not create an emergency situation. Therefore, the quality of materials for the manufacture of crossbars for the trunk is also not worth saving. To date, the cargo, transported on the roof of the car, can be from 60 to 110 kg.
Double rack on the rail
We will need to create crossbars for railings:
- metal profile;
- Bulgarian, drill, welding;
- fixing material (bolts, nuts, washers);
- mounting foam;
- heat shrink;
- construction hair dryer;
- paint, brush.
Usually the crossbars on the roof to install the trunk are two parallel lines, which are fixed on the railing. The shape of the roof must be taken into account when making them, as well as its width. The material for them can be a metal profile, made of alloy materials, or a square tube (metal thickness - up to 3 mm).
Belt for tightening cargo
Fixing of cargo is carried out by means of:
- Belt fasteners (if the load is transported directly on the crossbars);
- grids (if a basket is used);
- support or clamp clamps (for ski transportation, snowboards, bicycles).
Also during installation and removal of crossbeams it is necessary to provide rubberized linings for prevention of damages of a paint and varnish covering of a body of the car.. Below we will consider some options of creation of crossbeams by the hands.
Options for homemade crossbars on the roof
option №1. This creation of crossbars will be the easiest and will not take much time. In this case, we will need:
- clamps for fastening in quantity 4 things;
- profile pipe 20 * 40 (can also be applied 20 * 30).
Making railings. option №1
Manufacturing process:
- Determine the size of the crossbars (in our case - 140 cm). In order not to be mistaken in the further sizes, after creating the first workpiece, we recommend that you check again all the pre-measured measurements.
- Next, you need to drill holes for the clamps, which will fasten the crossbar.
Making railings. option №1
- The next stage is the procurement of metal plates, with which we will fix our made crossbars for the trunk.
Making railings. option №1
- Next you will need to paint or heat shrink.
- The final stage will be the installation of the entire structure on the railings of the car.
Making railings. option №1
It is recommended to use this type of luggage only when transporting luggage, because of its poor aerodynamic properties, perhaps, extraneous noise will be generated while driving.
option №2. This option will not be so practical, as the first, and will require a violation of the integrity of the car rails. so, we need:
- profile pipe, made ??of aluminum;
- anchors, with hooks at the end;
- screws M6 (M8).
Making railings. option №2
The process of making crossbars with your own hands will be as follows:
- Aluminum profile (50 * 25mm, wall thickness - 3 mm) cut to the length we need (distance between railings).
- In a profile it is necessary to drill apertures under M6 screws and thus to consider length of an anchor bolt.
Making railings. option №2
- At a railing of the car it is necessary to drill through apertures under an anchor M8. This process requires care and accuracy. The holes must be drilled at the same distance. It is also necessary to take into account the distance between the fasteners installed on top of the trunk. By the way, Boxing on the roof with your own hands can be done based on the desired parameters of your car.
- Before installation, it is desirable to paint or cover the crossbars with heat shrink, using a hair dryer. Similarly, all drilled holes must be treated with anticorrosion.
- Next, the process will be as follows. An anchor bolt with a hook at the end is inserted into the drilled hole in the railing. A metal profile is attached to it. M6 screws are inserted into the drilled holes in the square pipe, which need to get hooked at the end of the anchor.
Making railings. option №2
- The next stage is tightening the M6 bolts, and only then - M8 anchors. You need to put enlarged washers under them in advance, to increase the area of pressure at the attachment points. For insurance, so that the bolts do NOT loosen while driving, it is recommended to counter them.
Making railings. option №2
This process of manufacturing and installation of crossbeams is recommended in case of their constant application. After dismantling the crossbars greatly deteriorates the appearance of the car due to drilled railings.
option №3. This option will be more practical, since the materials used in it have a more streamlined shape. Therefore at movement of the car practically no noise is created. But the maximum load capacity of these crossbars does not exceed 60 kg. Slightly reinforcing the method below, can be shipped to 90 kg. But this will require additional costs. We will need to make crossbars:
- furniture profile, wall thickness - at least from 1 mm;
Making railings. option №3
- plugs to furniture profile;
- U-shaped mounts;
Making railings. option №3
- bolts, nuts, washers;
- rubber thick from 10 mm.
The process of making crossbars for railings will be quite simple. The main thing is to make the right measurements and not make mistakes:
- You need to drill holes in the profile, taking into account the width of the profile and the diameter of the U-shaped mount.
Making railings. option №3
- Then the crossbars are painted in the desired color. You can also use a heat-shrinkable tube, resistant to changing weather conditions. All holes are treated with anticorrosion.
- The U-shaped profile is fitted with a rubber seal (a porous tube is also suitable, which insulates pipes).
Making railings. option №3
- The next step is the process of assembling the entire structure and installing it on the railings of the car. To do this, the fasteners are installed under the railings of the car. The crossbar is put on the pre-drilled holes. Between the railings and crossbars lies the seal, insulating material - rubber. After that, everything is clamped.
Making railings. option №3
This process of making crossbars is quite simple and does not require any special skills. Also, the advantages of these crossbars for the installation of the trunk - that's it, that they can be installed at different distances, depending on the transported goods and the brand of the car.
option №4. In this case it is necessary, so that the railing of the car were specially designed mounting holes. To make the trunks for the trunk, we need experience in welding. List the materials, necessary to create beams:
- aerodynamic profile;
- metal corner 50 * 50 * 4 mm;
- supplies: bolts, nuts, washers;
- paint, gloves, brush;
- eye and respiratory protection.
Making railings. option №4
The manufacturing process itself will be as follows:
- The profile is cut to the measured length taking into account the corners welded on the sides.
- The corner is cut to length 20-25 cm. Immediately there are holes for mounting bolts. It is also recommended to drill them before welding.
- Next, you need to weld the profile and the prepared corners. All welds are cleaned and reflected from the slag, and drilled holes are treated with anticorrosive.
- It is desirable to cover the finished structure with paint. You can not paint a freshly welded surface, as this will lead to its rapid peeling.
- After complete drying, you can mount everything in its place.
Making railings. option №4
As you can see from the experience of drivers, such fastening of crossbeams does not create additional noises at movement of a car at speed more 100 km / h. Also, the manufacturing process itself will not take you more 2 hours. And installation and dismantling if necessary can be carried out within 10 minutes.
As you can see, to make crossbeams on a roof by own hands - it is simple enough. This process requires the ability to work with power tools, accuracy, some time (not more 2-3 hours), and skillful hands. Self-manufacturing beams will cost you 2, and even 3 times cheaper, than buying them in specialty stores.
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